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Need a nudge for NYT Connections #445, or ready to check the full solution? This guide is for the puzzle published on August 29, 2024. Start with the spoiler-safe clues below; the complete groups and answers are farther down.
Word bank for Connections #445
The 16 words in the August 29, 2024 puzzle were:
BROWN, CONSIDER, COUNT, DUKE, ELECTRONIC, GAMBLE, GRAND, HOWARD, JOHNSON, JUDGE, NOBLE, PLAYER, REGARD, SMITH, UPRIGHT, YOUNG.
Connections asks players to sort 16 terms into four groups of four related words, as described by Angel Yahir Loredo Lopez, Tyler McDonald, and Ali Emami in a 2024 paper on the game: the paper.
Hints for each group
Try these clues before reading the category names or answers:
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- Yellow: They have keys.
- Green: Think about.
- Blue: Places of learning.
- Purple: Something & something.
Connections #445 answers
Spoilers below: the category names and all four word groups are revealed here.
| Category | Words | How the connection works |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow — KINDS OF PIANOS | ELECTRONIC, GRAND, PLAYER, UPRIGHT | Each word identifies a kind of piano. |
| Green — DEEM | CONSIDER, COUNT, JUDGE, REGARD | Each can mean to regard or consider something in a particular way. |
| Blue — U.S. COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES | BROWN, DUKE, HOWARD, YOUNG | These are names of U.S. higher-education institutions. |
| Purple — SECOND NAMES IN COMPANIES WITH AMPERSANDS | GAMBLE, JOHNSON, NOBLE, SMITH | This is the published category label and word set. The label alone does not establish a specific company expansion for NOBLE. |
What makes the groups different?
The set mixes several kinds of association: piano types, words with a shared meaning, university names, and the published ampersand-company-name pattern. The available answer guides do not establish a measured difficulty score for any individual group, so the color labels should not be treated as a rating of how hard each set was.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.More Connections puzzles in print
For readers who want more word puzzles away from the screen, The New York Times Games and Wyna Liu have published Connections: Find the Common Threads in 100+ Puzzles of Wit and Wordplay. The publisher describes it as the first book-form collection of Connections puzzles; the available description does not establish that it includes game #445. See the publisher’s book page.
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